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16/05/2025

Heralded by the cuckoo. In the wake of Sesege Nogoon flowers bloom.
The daughter of the lord of winter, Chegeen Chebdeg Khan, is the maiden of spring.
She gently wakes the beings that slept during winter, so the world may enter it's time of growth again.

I've collected a few photos of thistles (and closely related species). They're my namesake and represent resilience and survival in harsh environments. They're said to be able to ward of unwanted spiritual beings.

05/10/2023

All over the world there are significant places. In Tengerism these places are sacred. If a human is to go to these places they should behave like they are in someone's home.

Because these places are the homes of the spirits. Ezen (masters) of nature, övög (ancestors), savdag and lus may live at these places. Worship in Tengerism is done in a place where the spirits that are communicated with in the ritual are present. So, these places are important to Tengeristic practice.

In Inner Asia many homes of spirits are known. But in other parts of the world people may be unaware of the homes of spirits. But through observation and being open to nature anyone can find the spirits.

06/05/2023

"One day, on this grassland, as beautiful as a carpet, in bountiful, beautiful Altai, our lives will change.
In Altai a time will come, our people will live through bad times.
Other people will come, other customs and traditions will be taught.
Nature and spirits, of the mighty Altai will be forgotten.
The people will drink bitter, poisonous water. The people will live through bad times and dwindle in number.
People divided, will fight against customs and traditions. People divided, will fight against nature and spirits.
When one day in Altai an young hero shall come, our people will awaken.
People will reunite again, and our lives will flourish."
-Folk Wisdom: Prophecy

For a long time Tengerists have taught living in balance with nature. And warned that polluting nature and destroying ecosystems causes strife.

07/03/2023

Today is the full moon before the spring equinox. In the Tengerist lunisolar calendar this signals the beginning of spring.

Seseg Nogoon, daughter of Chegeen Chebdeg Tenger, is the sprit of early spring in Tengerist beliefs. She wakes the earliest plants, so they may initiate spring.

Some plants, like these Corydalis solida, flower in the forest in early spring before the canopy of the trees cast them in shadow. Warmed by the sunlight of the early year they bloom, being essential to many insects that awaken in early spring.

03/03/2023

The beaver shapes it's environment to suit it. They appear to be destructive, felling trees, flooding areas and turning forest into swamps.

But in reality the works of beavers increase biodiversity and create unique biomes. Even contrary to how one may think, these areas have a higher density of trees.

Preservation of the status quo leads to stagnation. The beaver breaks this and allows space for change. Giving new succession a chance.

Tengerists teachings say the same. This is why Erleg Khan is not only a deity of despair and destruction, but also change and innovation.

27/02/2023

The toli (mirror) has great symbolic meaning and has long been worn by Tengerists. It is usually a round convex mirror made out of polished bronze, brass, silver or stone.

It is a symbol for the sun and by extension the sky.
It reflects the world. As such it is the only way humans are able to make something that can show the world's beauty, complexity and ever changing nature.
It is seen as a way into an öör yertonts (other world), believed to have its own inner world. Where spirits can be housed or captured.
And most importantly it is believed to reflect evil away from its wearer, and is believed to be a powerful protective charm

Another important reason for Tengerists to wear a toli is to show they are Tengerists. Other Tengerists may be able to recognise their shared tradition.

20/02/2023

Happy Tsagaan Sar! Today starts the year of the Black Hare, may it be a good year for everyone.

The new year is a moment of refreshment and restart. Traditionally boots are cleaned on Bituun and the first step on Tsagaan Sar has special significance. This symbolizes leaving last year behind and starting well in the new year.

06/02/2023

For millennia sunrise and sunset have been important in the beliefs of Siberia and Mongolia. Representing balance and transition which are important in the traditional worldview.
It shows the ever changing nature of the world.

The twilight is said to be a moment when deities who are associated with the day an night are receptive to the world, such as Ülgen Khan and Altan Nar.
But there are also deities specifically associated with the sunrise or sunset, like Khalta the many-coloured, and Seseg Nogoon.

28/01/2023

Last years the climate of all places I live and I've regularly seen over long periods have experienced different climates. Increasing temperatures and significant changes in precipitation are common all over the world.
Human-caused greenhouse gasses and climate change is a large factor in this.

People might say about this picture that there is snow and it is cold. But at the moment of the picture it is only -10 °C, while normally it would be below -20 °C. Temperatures now regularly reach above 0 °C, while normally it would remain well below that. This causes the snow and ice to repeatedly thaw and freeze again. Leaving the ground covered in ice, destroying plants and making normal travel dangerous.

The effects this has on indigenous people that live a traditional lifestyle are extensive. It is not possible to rely on nature in the way our ancestors could for hundreds of years. Changes in the ecosystem force people to find a new way to fit in.
Many aspects of life become harder than before.

19/01/2023

"In the taiga one feels the solitude of a traveler without company, in the city one feels the loneliness of an stranger without friends."

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